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Total solar eclipse sweeps across Indonesia

A total solar eclipse swept across the vast Indonesian archipelago on March 9, marked by ecstatic sky gazers cheering the spectacle, devout Muslims kneeling in prayer and tribespeople performing rituals.

A solar eclipse is pictured from Banda Aceh on March 9, 2016.
A total solar eclipse swept across the vast Indonesian archipelago on March 9, witnessed by tens of thousands of sky gazers and marked by parties, Muslim prayers and tribal rituals. (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images)

The picture shows a total solar eclipse in Jimbaran on Bali island on March 9, 2016.
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The picture shows a total solar eclipse in Jimbaran on Bali island on March 9, 2016.
(SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images)

The picture shows a total solar eclipse in Jimbaran on Bali island on March 9, 2016.
(SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images)

The picture shows a total solar eclipse in Jimbaran on Bali island on March 9, 2016.
(SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images)

A total solar eclipse is pictured from the city of Ternate, in Indonesia’s Maluku Islands, on March 9, 2016.
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A total solar eclipse is seen from the city of Ternate in Indonesia’s Maluku Islands on March 9, 2016.
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This photo combo shows the moon passing in front of the sun (top L to bottom R) during a total solar eclipse in the city of Ternate, in Indonesia’s Maluku Islands, on March 9, 2016
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This picture shows a total solar eclipse (top) over the Hindu Prambanan temple in Sleman, Central Java on March 9, 2016.
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An Indonesian Muslim reads a copy of the Koran as people wait for prayers in Jakarta before a total solar eclipse occurs across the country on March 9, 2016.
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Indonesian Muslims listen to a preacher prior to prayers in Jakarta before a total solar eclipse occurs across the country on March 9, 2016.
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Indonesian Muslims wait to take part in prayers in Jakarta before a total solar eclipse occurs across the country on March 9, 2016.
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Passengers watch the total solar eclipse onboard the Indonesian cruise ship KM Kelud near the island of Belitung in Indonesia on March 9, 2016.
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Indonesian Muslims women separated by a curtain from the men at the mosque onboard the cruise ship KM Kelud during the special eclipse prayers, near the island of Belitung in Indonesia on March 9, 2016.
(GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images)

Passengers gather to watch the total solar eclipse onboard the Indonesian cruise ship KM Kelud near the island of Belitung in Indonesia on March 9, 2016.
(GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images)

Indonesian Muslims offer prayers in Jakarta as a total solar eclipse occurs across the country on March 9, 2016.
(ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images)

Indonesian Muslims women separated by a curtain from the men at the mosque onboard the cruise ship KM Kelud prepare for the special eclipse prayers, near the island of Belitung in Indonesia on March 9, 2016.
(GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images)

People watch a total total solar eclipse in Palu, Central Sulawesi on March 9, 2016.
A total solar eclipse swept across the vast Indonesian archipelago on March 9, witnessed by tens of thousands of sky gazers and marked by parties, Muslim prayers and tribal rituals. (NANANG/AFP/Getty Images)

Bystanders watch a solar total eclipse through cloudy conditions in Palembang on March 9, 2016.
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Acehnese people offer prayers called “kusuf” while others watch a solar eclipse, at the Ulee Lheue mosque in Banda Aceh on March 9, 2016.
(CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images)

Acehnese people watch the total solar eclipse in Banda Aceh on March 9, 2016.
(CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN/AFP/Getty Images)

Dancers perform as a solar total eclipse occurs in Matantimali, Central Sulawesi on March 9, 2016.
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Indonesian Muslims gather at the mosque onboard the cruise ship KM Kelud for the special eclipse prayers, near the island of Belitung in Indonesia on March 9, 2016.
(GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images)

Passengers gather to watch the total solar eclipse onboard the Indonesian cruise ship KM Kelud near the island of Belitung in Indonesia on March 9, 2016.
(GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images)

Indonesian Muslims gather at the mosque onboard the cruise ship KM Kelud for the special eclipse prayers, near the island of Belitung in Indonesia on March 9, 2016.
(GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images)

An Indonesian woman joins other passengers to watch the total solar eclipse onboard the cruise ship KM Kelud near the island of Belitung in Indonesia on March 9, 2016. (GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images)

Passengers gather to watch the total solar eclipse onboard the Indonesian cruise ship KM Kelud near the island of Belitung in Indonesia on March 9, 2016. (GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images)

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